Our women’s team ended the season with a tremendous hard fought victory in appalling conditions at Wilmere Lane. The first half saw them playing against a howling gale and driving rain and Miners took advantage of the conditions by pinning Widnes in their own half. The strength of the wind became apparent when a Charlie...Read More
Widnes Vikings are delighted to announce the signing of Liam Cooper on a one-year deal. Cooper, a St Helens Academy graduate, is a hard-working and tough back rower and has put pen-to-paper on a deal at the Halton Stadium until the end of the 2020 season. Liam was the captain of the unbeaten Saints’ Academy...Read More
Widnes Vikings can confirm that Anthony Gelling and Keanan Brand have both left the club to join Warrington Wolves ahead of the 2020 season. Keanan Brand joined the club aged 14, and would progress through the club’s Academy system to become a mainstay in the first team squad in 2019. The Club 20 inductee departs...Read More
Widnes Vikings are delighted to announce the signing of Kenny Baker on a one-year deal ahead of the 2020 Betfred Championship season. The loose-forward joins the club from North Wales Crusaders, having spent four seasons with the Wrexham based outfit following a step-up from the amateur game. Since his move to the Welsh club, Kenny...Read More
Widnes Vikings are delighted to announce the signing of Deon Cross on a one-year deal ahead of the 2020 season. The former St Helens academy member joins the Vikings from Barrow Raiders, having spent the 2019 season with the Cumbrian outfit after starting out his Championship career with Rochdale Hornets a year earlier. Deon finished...Read More
New signing, Jake Spedding, has expressed his excitement at joining Widnes Vikings for the 2020 season. After putting pen-to-paper on a one year deal at the Halton Stadium, the Vikings media team caught up with Jake to get his thoughts on becoming a Viking… Jake, you’ve signed up for 2020, you must be happy to...Read More